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Missguided: The fascinating rise and fall of the online fast fashion brand

The company is now owned by Frasers Group whose brands include Sports Direct and House of Fraser

Birmingham Post

Rangers kit leaked by Mike Ashley megastore ahead of official launch as fans given first chance to buy new strip

The strip isn't available to buy yet through official channels but has appeared on an online store linked to the Sports Director supremo.

Daily Record

Businesses and brands owned by Mike Ashley as Frasers Group buys Missguided

The Sports Direct founder and former Newcastle United owner now owns Missguided, along with brands like Jack Wills, Flannels and Game

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Frasers rescues fast fashion retailer Missguided in £20 million deal

Until yesterday Boohoo had been frontrunner to take on troubled brand

Evening Standard

Sports Direct group buys Missguided out of administration

Mike Ashley’s retail empire has snapped up troubled fast fashion brand Missguided in a rescue deal. The deal comes after Missguided collapsed into administration on Monday after suppliers accused the business of millions of pounds worth of outstandi

Wales Online

Frasers Group buys Missguided out of administration for £20m

Company controlled by Mike Ashley ‘delighted to secure a long-term future’ for online fashion retailer

The Guardian - UK

JD’s trainer king, Peter Cowgill, loses his crown – leaving big shoes to fill

A string of missteps saw the chief executive leave the company he built into a global brand. But one rival may be celebrating …

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Joe Marler: Rugby union must do more to make it easier for players to 'come out'

EXCLUSIVE: “There is no way everyone in professional elite rugby is heterosexual. You can’t tell me that. The issue is, ‘why don’t they feel comfortable?’”

Daily Mirror

Ex Sports Direct worker explains why the shop 'never has cheap carrier bags'

Rebecca has revealed the secrets she says she found out while working at the retail giant

Wales Online

Ex Sports Direct employee claims shop uses upselling trick to push more £2 bags

Rebecca Mooney worked part-time in Sports Direct for one summer and has said there's a trick employees use to try and sell more £2 bags instead of the cheaper 5p ones

Daily Mirror

The 19 richest people in the Midlands who are worth a combined £34 billion

The Sunday Times Rich List 2022 ranks the country's 250 wealthiest residents

Birmingham Post

The wealthiest people in East Midlands confirmed as UK Rich List announced

One Notts billionaire added over £500m to his fortune

Nottingham Post

Sports Direct opens new flagship store in Birmingham

The 60,000 sq ft store is set across four floors and boasts dedicated areas for football, running and specialist sports

Birmingham Post

Sports Direct to open 10 new flagship stores as Mike Ashley steps down

Michael Murray has replaced billionaire Mike Ashley - his future father-in-law - as chief executive of Frasers Group, which owns Sports Direct. In his first interview in his job, he details his plans for the retail empire

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Evening Standard

Hope on the high street as Next and Sports Direct back stores

TWO of the biggest names on the high street offered hope for the battered retail sector today, insisting shops will remain a key part of the UK’s business and social scene.

The Guardian - UK

‘A more acceptable Mike Ashley’: Sports Direct’s owner gets a new boss

Rising star Michael Murray will make a fortune if he can deal with the major challenges facing retailing group Frasers

The Guardian - UK

Frasers Group delays release of annual results for third time in four years

Group controlled by Mike Ashley blames logjam in audit industry but expects pre-tax profits between £300m and £350m

Daily Mirror

Staff cower as hooded thugs storm sports shops in 'Great Trainer Robbery'

Gangs have assaulted or threatened staff with screwdrivers, batons and even water guns which they claimed contain acid

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Wales Online

A new Sports Direct is opening in Swansea's Parc Tawe

It will open in a unit which has been empty for two years

Evening Standard

FTSE report: Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group surprises with third share buyback in a year

Frasers Group, owner of retail brands including Sports Direct, House of Fraser and Flannels, has cheered investors with the announcement of its third share buyback programme in a year.

Daily Mirror

Mum develops dyslexia after collapsing with son, 2, while leaving Sports Direct

Jennifer Dorian, 26, woke-up confused in an ambulance after leaving a sports shop for some fresh air. She had collapsed while she was with her daughter after she went outside

Liverpool Echo

Mum developed dyslexia and epilepsy after collapsing with child outside Sports Direct

Jennifer Dorian, 26, started suffering with debilitating headaches aged 13

Chronicle Live

Amanda Staveley asked if St James' Park will ever be renamed but Newcastle United fans will love answer

Newcastle United fans were left furious by Mike Ashley when he renamed the stadium

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United owners claim Mike Ashley didn't pay for Sports Direct hoardings for three seasons

The Sports Direct magnate is demanding a £10million loan but new board discovered financial hole after buying club

Wales Online

Jobs at risk and orders delayed as online retailer Studio goes into administration

The group is part-owned by Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley

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